Sunday, February 22, 2009

Easy Weekend and Bag Tag

Hey yall!! Hope you had a great weekend!! For the first time in months, we had a weekend that not only was not full of plans, but also not full of illnesses!!!!! YAY!! We did a lot around the house and just chilled! I am finally starting to feel better...a couple days now without any nausea and the tiredness is not as bad. I am craving club sandwiches and sweet tea =)....and anything sweet!! I am still always wanting Mexican food, or anything smothered in guacamole! I had a dream the other night that I had a 10lb, red headed, dark eyed little boy!! He was so sweet and I actually woke up in a panic that he was not there...CRAZY!! But I am pretty much set that we are having a little Rhett. Another boy is fine with me, I think I am surrounded by awfully handsome boys... That is my gut, so we will see. I do not get to find out until April (BOOO!) but that is not too far considering March is like next week!!!! Time is flying by...tomorrow morning I register Claire for kindergarten...cue the tears =(! I cannot believe my baby girl is going to school this fall...I also cannot believe I will be 9 months pregnant taking her to school this August! Never a dull moment for us...Claire has grown up so much lately, I just can't believe it. She is so excited for the baby. At first she was certain that we would have a girl, but the other day she says "Mama, I want a little brother!". When I say "Okay, but you do have a little brother, Owen", she says "No, he is a bad brother, I want a good one!" =). I realized today in church that we have to work on a few other things before we go to school...As we were walking through the partially full lobby after church this morning, she proceeded to stop, lift up her dress and correct her tights that had fallen between her knees!!!! =) I felt her pain as I had to do the same, but I did it in a bathroom stall before I picked up the kids (tights when pregnant, SUCK), but when I explained that is what she should do, she told me "Mama, you are silly, you should have done it right here!" Now that would have been a show!!!
We did have a couple great Owen moments this weekend...yesterday he was playing upstairs and was waaaay too quiet. Just as I was going up, he came down stairs, COVERED in Hannah Montana make-up! We later found out he covered the walls and the carpet as well. While I was cleaning the carpet, he came up to check out what I was doing. He was watching and telling me "good job" when he says "hold on", reaches in his pocket and pulls out my cell phone from his pocket!!! He opened it, talked for a minute and put it back in his pocket =)! Then as I was asking him where he got that, he proceeds to go back downstairs...this kid kills me =)!!
It was hard to get a picture of him, but here is the best I could do =).
Finally - I was tagged by one of my favorite bloggers, More Wine Please a couple weeks ago with the Bag Tag - here are the rules:
1) Post a picture of whatever bag you are carrying as of late. No, you cannot go up to your closet and pull out that cute little purse you used back before you had kids. I want to know what you carried today or the last time you left the house. No cheating!
2) I want to know how much it cost:) And this is not to judge. This is for entertainment purposes only. So spill it. And if there is a story to go along with how you obtained it, I’d love to hear it.
3) Tag some chicks. And link back to this post so people know why the heck you’re showing everyone your bag.
I am kind of a crazy about purses!! This is my newest one - Kate Landry Gray - I usually would not tell you how much I spent...only because Shane reads this blog =), but I am proud to say that I got this on sale at Dillards during the New Years Sale for $85!! I love it because it can not only hold diapers and sippy cups, but it can also carry folders and notebooks for work. I will probably only carry it for one more month and Mom or Tara will have it since I am kind of nutty when it comes to handbags, but whatever!! I tag: Carolyn, Ashley, and Lane!
Here's to a great week!! Hopefully I have a cute tutu shot tomorrow...Claire has not been to dance in a month due to being sick so much, so we are ready to break out a tutu!!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Random Update

Well, I have not been around much lately AGAIN, we have been sick AGAIN!! I swear if spring does not come soon enough, there is going to be one CRAZY PREGNANT WOMAN IN ARKANSAS!! We have all had a nice 6-12 hour bug of stomach issues, GOOD TIMES!! Luckily it has passed through each and every one of us and I think we are good!! I don't think (insert knocking on wood) there is anything left for us to get at this point...As well as all that, I have been having issues with my pcsyatic nerve already!! I could barely walk Wednesday due to the pain up and down my leg! Luckily it has calmed down and I am better today, but I have a long road ahead...YAY!!

Here are some pictures that have been filed under "Heisman Pictures" =). As yall know, Owen loves him some football. It is really become crazy how much he loves it, to the point that you rarely ever see him without his helmet on or carrying a football. The first words out of his mouth in the morning and after naps "Where's my football?". So I have been snapping pictures of all the funny times I catch him with this obsessions and just know that they will come in handy when he is up for the Heisman in 2026-2027 and ESPN requests photos from his childhood days of loving football =). Enjoy...
Owen falling asleep but still keeping it nearby =)...
And asleep =)...
He loves Shane's ESPN mags...His beloved helmet!Breakfast of Champions - Claire had the virus at this point and Mom was just trying to appease Owen for the moment =)
DISCLAIMER: Shane has warned me that if I do this he will become a ballerina and have no interest in the sport, but we would love him anyway, even in tights =). But I can say from the looks of him now, sitting in my lap as I type, with a HUGE busted lip from falling into a toy while running with his beloved football, I really think Shane has nothing to worry about =) (also, he keeps asking me to kiss his lip over and over again hoping it will stop hurting... MELT. MY. HEART).
Can't have a post without a couple cute pics of Miss Claire...her aspirations...to be on TV =)!
HAPPY FRIDAY AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Valentines' Day Weekend!

We had a great Valentine's Day Weekend!! Friday, me, Mom, and the kids met Shane, Jake, and Tara for Lunch. While Shane knew we were out of the house, he dropped off 5 purple roses for Claire (5 because she is 5), and a dozen red, with 7 white (7 for how many years we have been married) for me, so when we came home from lunch they were waiting on us!! Too sweet!! At lunch, he had Claire and Owen give me a small vase with 2 red roses from them...even sweeter =)! Then that night, he surprised us again...

We were the Valentines...
These handsome devils were our dates =)!
Shane first took all of us on a date to see "Coraline". Claire loved it and was so excited!!
Then he was even full of more surprises...Shane bought me and him tickets to see "Confessions of a Shopaholic" right after the kids' movie! Between movies he ran them over to his parents' house (they live close)! I was so excited!

Saturday night - Mom and Claire threw a Valentine's Day Party at Mom and Jake's! Since we had the kids and Mom and Jake had Jace, we really could not go out, so Mom decided that Claire would help her put together a candle light dinner for all of us! It was so good and just too cute!! Everyone had a good time!! Tara and Drew stopped by on their way to dinner and they wanted to stay with us =)!!
Hope you had a great weekend!!!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

My Funny Valentines!!

Today was the kid's Valentine's Day parties at school. They were soooo excited....well me and Claire were, Owen could care less =), but anyway as usual the Brown kids went all out =)!

Last night after dinner, we sat at the new table with Nonna and addressed all our Valentines and made our treat bags!!
Working away...
Claire diligently working... Owen "decorating" his cards...
The many treat bags that went with our Valentines...For some reason, this picture makes me cry (crazy preggo)...they just are growing up too fast!! Those cute little notebooks in front of Claire's bag are the Teacher gifts, I got them for a great deal at Hobby Lobby and they are really pretty!Nonna and Claire being silly =)This was one of those mornings when I did not get my way and I had an early morning meeting. So I could not only not take them to school, but I did not get them all dressed up in the fun V-day outfits...BOO!! Thankfully, Mom, the old pro at this, got them all ready this morning and took some cute pics of my Valentines!!!
Nonna tried her hardest to get Owen to hold his bag of goodies, but he INSISTED on the football...BTW - Claire will not go near a hair dryer so we have wet hair in these =)!
After we got back home...when I picked them up, they were wild on candy!! Can you tell this boy had a good time - look how filthy he is!!!!Happy Valentine's Day!!!!